Ron Atkinson Quotes

Lee Dixon will be up against two South American left-handers tonight.

Huddersfield will want to win this one.

I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.

I know where he should have put his flag up, and he'd have got plenty of help.
(said at Stamford Bridge)

One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.

Woodcock would have scored but his shot was too perfect.

I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it.

The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.

At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often.

He'll take some pleasure from that, Brian Carey. He and Steve Bull have been having it off all afternoon.

That was Pele's strength - holding people off with his arm.

I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.

They must go for it now as they have nothing to lose but the match.

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.

Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory.

Someone in the England team will have to grab the ball by the horns.

Liverpool will think 'we could have won this 2-2'

Carlton Palmer can trap the ball further than I can kick it

He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.

Stoichkov's playing on the wing, in this situation he likes to come in and scalp the centre-half.

I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way.

They've come out at half time and gone bang.

Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard.

Women should be in the kitchen, the discotheque and the boutique, but not in football.

This is the best Man United have played in Europe this season and, conversely, the opposition has been excellent.

Heskey needs to punch his own weight.

He must be lightning slow.

The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box.

His head just disappeared into his shoulders.

All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces

We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad-lib.

A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that.

They are playing above the ground.

I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better.

You don't want to be giving away free-kicks in the penalty area ...

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past, they'll take the ball.

They've certainly grown, the Japanese. I mean grown in stature, playing-wise.

For me their biggest threat is when they get into the attacking part of the field.

His white boots were on fire against Arsenal, and he'll be looking for them to reproduce tonight.

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

Beckenbauer has really gambled all his eggs.